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Sulastic suspension

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by Kevincmonaghan, Dec 30, 2016.

  1. Dec 30, 2016 at 9:16 AM
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    i searched and only found one thread about these weird shits. Does anyone on here have any experience with them? I'm tired of my wife bitching about how rough my TRUCK is..
     
  2. Dec 30, 2016 at 9:24 AM
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    You must live were there is a ton of concrete roads.

    I have a buddy that runs them on his F350 and loves them. He travels from southern CO to Northern CO every day and he had to do something. This took care of the "chop" or hopppng feeling from the rear.
     
  3. Dec 30, 2016 at 9:32 AM
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    Never even heard of 'em. God I learn something new on this forum everyday. Yesterday I learned about zerks.
     
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  4. Dec 30, 2016 at 9:49 AM
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    Now these shackles will not help if you have worn suspension parts...mainly shocks.
     
  5. Dec 30, 2016 at 9:51 AM
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    I only have 11,200mi on my 2013, so everything is basically brand new. I just took off my BAM race exhaust because the truck was "too loud" so now I have to fix the ride because the TRUCK is too bouncy...... I'm seriously contemplating selling it. It's not worth the head ache lol!
     
  6. Dec 30, 2016 at 9:52 AM
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    You can always get a new wife :rofl:
     
  7. Dec 30, 2016 at 10:05 AM
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    I've weighed my options. Suspension is cheaper! Lmfao!
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2016 at 10:07 AM
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    It is a truck, she realizes that right?

    My 14 longbed Tacoma rides awesome in comparison to my old Tundra. Hell, my 1 ton GMC rides better.

    There are some options:

    ToyTec makes some good kits that will make your truck ride great. There are other systems as well.

    Rear shocks are a must. I put on Bilstein 5160's and the Bilstein 6112 system up front and it was great.

    If you have Load Range E tires, that isn't helping either.
     
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  9. Dec 30, 2016 at 10:33 AM
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    Just get some quality shocks. Move to a 2.5 diameter shock in the rear and you will see a night and day difference in ride quality. Pretty much eliminates the bed bounce.

    What you are looking at is just a "band aid" fix that will eventually wear out itself.
     
  10. Dec 30, 2016 at 10:43 AM
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    Even if you get rid of the wife, you'll still lose half the truck, so that's not an option. If it's bed bounce, try throwing a couple hundred pounds in the bed, maybe some sandbags. To see if it helps, and also as a temporary solution for your wife until you decide what to do. Are you on stock non TRD suspension?
     
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  11. Dec 30, 2016 at 10:59 AM
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    Truck bounces too much, what could be wrong with that? . . . :D

    [​IMG]
     
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    Never even heard of that brand. There are some great shocks out there that'll soften up the ride. Just depends what you want to use your truck for, what you'd like to (ideally) spend etc
     
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    Oh that is so true!! Ha ha. Wise man you are sir.
     
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  14. Dec 30, 2016 at 12:27 PM
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    If she has a car, tell her she can follow you everywhere lol
     
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    From what I've seen I wouldn't change a thing on that truck!
     
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    I looked into the sulastic shackles. From what I learned they don't make them for second and third gens because the leaf eye is under the frame. They only work on trucks that have the spring off to the side of the frame. I've got the Toytec shackles and bilstein 5160's. Smoothed it out quite a bit, but the bounce is still there. David at Coachbuilder claims that his shackles make a much bigger difference than toytecs because they are billet and don't flex. I'm not sure about billet for shackles though. Seems like with steel, the flex is a good thing. What would happen if you hit something, wouldn't aluminum snap when pushed beyond it's limit? Where the steel would bend and not leave you with a separated spring. David's shackles are super beefy, would have to ask him if he has tested their shear strength.
     
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    I've got TRD PRO and today I put in CB +3 Shackles and 2 Shims in the front and it is smoother than before. Bed is level out with the truck also.
     
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    My truck is already level, if I got +1 shackle and poly bushings, would it be worth the investment as far as ride quality goes?
     
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    Also, with the +1 is anything else required? Driveline spacer, etc. (Other than the poly bushings)
     
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    I got the I got the carrier bolt spacer just in case...not really sure at what point it is necessary, but for $12 I figured WTH
     
  21. Jan 1, 2017 at 7:26 AM
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    True, $12 is cheap insurance
     
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    The Toytec shackles smoothed out my ride some but the concrete highways are brutal. Still have bounce. What does help is weight in the bed. Try 200 lbs in the rear of the bed.
     
  23. Jan 1, 2017 at 8:02 AM
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    I stopped my Toytec shackles down to the one inch position yesterday to get the rear back to 1.5. The airbags lifted it up 1/2 inch.I noticed that they have twisted a bit. The springs aren't parallel to the frame. They make their shackles straight just like the factory. I wonder if coach builds his differntly to compensate for that. If so that might help smooth things out more by reducing the binding up.
     
  24. Jan 1, 2017 at 8:12 AM
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    CB shackles are straight too just like factory

    To change geometry you would have to cut out and weld a new front hanger.
     
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    I've heard speculation that the fact that the engineers decided to put the springs splayed out could be why our trucks get the bounce so bad. Maybe they should've put kidney belts in the seats!
     

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